ZCG-Backed Unimed Appoints Søren Andersen as CEO

Growth-Oriented Commercial and Operational Maritime Shipping Industry Veteran to Support Unimed’s Expansion and Advance its Global Leadership

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Marine Medical Supply International (“Unimed” or the “Company”), the leading global provider of pharmaceutical and medical solutions to the maritime industry, today announced that international maritime executive Søren Andersen has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Andersen succeeds Alan Kessman, who will transition to a senior advisor role within the Company.

Mr. Andersen brings a strong track record of leading international and private equity-backed companies in both commercial and operational roles within the maritime industry. With over 25 years of experience across a wide variety of shipping segments, including container, tanker, bulk and marine technology, Mr. Andersen has a proven ability to execute on innovative strategic development initiatives and transactions, lead strong teams and build sustainable stakeholder relationships.

As CEO, Mr. Andersen will be responsible for the long-term strategic direction of the Company and the execution of its growth- and profitability-oriented objectives. He will also lead the continued expansion of Unimed’s medical products and logistical solutions for a broadened, international base of maritime customers while driving continued innovation in the Company’s services, features and commercial relationships. In addition, Mr. Andersen will help establish a permanent physical presence for Unimed in Copenhagen, growing Unimed’s number of locations around the world and further positioning the Company to serve client needs on every continent and at sea.

“Søren is a highly respected leader in the maritime industry with demonstrated success efficiently expanding and managing dynamic and rapidly growing businesses,” said James Zenni, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of ZCG. “I look forward to working closely with him and the entire Unimed team to support the Company’s continued success, international expansion and innovation-driven efforts to serve a growing base of clients around the world.”

“Unimed’s purpose is to protect health at sea and enable customers to stay safe and ensure their vessels are meeting regulatory requirements. The importance of wellbeing at sea is growing, as vessels become more advanced and crew competencies therefore more important. Unimed’s unparalleled reputation for product quality and integrity and innovative digital offerings uniquely position us to meet those increasing customer needs,” said Mr. Andersen. “I am excited to join the Unimed team and look forward to working closely with the Company’s existing leadership, our partners at ZCG and the Board to execute on Unimed’s long-term growth strategy as we continue to transform the worldwide medical supply management industry.”

Prior to joining Unimed, Mr. Andersen served as CEO of StormGeo, a private equity backed leading provider of data science and weather intelligence. Throughout his tenure at StormGeo, he worked closely with the company’s owners to significantly increase and solidify revenue growth, profitability and customer satisfaction while elevating employee engagement and retention. Earlier in his career, he held executive leadership positions at Maersk, APL, Navios and Rickmers.

Mr. Andersen holds a M.S. in Business Administration, Economics and Law from Aarhus University, Denmark, an M.B.A, Executive from Columbia Business School and London Business School and a Journalism Degree from the Danish School of Journalism.

About Unimed

Unimed is the industry leader in medical supply, equipment and oxygen distribution to global maritime industries, specializing in the delivery of integrated healthcare and safety supply chain logistical solutions to clients worldwide.

Unimed is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., the private equity arm of Z Capital Group, L.L.C. (“ZCG”) (www.zcg.com), a leading privately held merchant bank.

For more information, please visit https://universalmarinemedical.com/.

About ZCG

ZCG is a leading, privately held merchant bank comprised of private markets asset management, business consulting services, technology development and solutions.

For almost 30 years, ZCG Principals have invested tens of billions in capital and have industry leading track records in private equity and credit.

ZCG has approximately $7B of AUM in asset management and its investors are some of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and insurance companies.

ZCG has a global team comprised of over 400 professionals. For more information, please visit www.zcg.com.

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